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To: freeperfromnj; All

You're right too, it's going to be a busy day!

Foul play suspected in radioactive exposure (India)

PUNE: In a shocking admission, chairman of the atomic energy commission (AEC) Anil Kakodkar on Friday said the cause of exposure of three employees at one of the units at the Bhabha atomic research centre (Barc) near Tarapore was a "disciplinary one, and not accidental."

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme at the college of military engineering (CME), Kakodkar, who is also the secretary of the department of atomic energy (DAE) suspected foul play in the incident, and said a full inquiry has been initiated to find out as to how the "radioactive bottle’ was found at a place where it was not supposed to be. (snip.....weird....read the rest of the link)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/689860.cms


1,392 posted on 05/21/2004 7:03:36 AM PDT by Velveeta
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Tanker Calling At Indonesian Refinery Attacked By Pirates

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--An Aframax tanker of 100,000 tons deadweight capacity waiting in waters near Indonesia's Balongan refinery in West Java was attacked by pirates May 19, representatives of tanker-owner lobby group the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, or Intertanko, said Friday.

John Fawcett-Ellis, Asia Pacific manger for Intertanko, said at a press briefing that the loaded Singapore-flagged vessel belonging to a member of Intertanko was waiting to discharge when it was attacked.

The crew onboard the unidentified tanker, a relatively difficult vessel to board because of its size and height, was attacked by men with knives, said Fawcett-Ellis and his colleague, Peter Swift, Intertanko's managing director.

The pirates took with them auxiliary engine spare parts on the ship, a move that isn't consistent with petty robbers, who usually go for cash and mobile phones, the Intertanko representatives said.

Intertanko officials said the incident raises concerns at a time when terrorist attacks are on the rise, and in this particular case, is even more distressing, as the men boarded a tanker in waters near an Indonesian naval base.(snip)
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/040521/15/3kgw7.html


1,397 posted on 05/21/2004 7:16:07 AM PDT by Velveeta
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